Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-09-07

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, Sep 7
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
192 vs last sale 558 564 vs year ago 930 · 60.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
35 vs last sale 91 426 vs year ago 482 · 88.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
100 vs last sale 156 265 vs year ago 321 · 82.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves or feeders due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady on limited receipts. Trade active, demand good especially on an offering of thin weaned calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $179.47/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$179.47
146 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.56
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2378191.7872421
Medium and Large 1519177.99923118
Medium and Large 2410167.576887thin
One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about $37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale146 hd
179.47
NM average3 barns · 579 hd
169.91
+9.56
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,57984.991,34218
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09970.657766thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27064.508191thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95654.7552415

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004733
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned597136.00/cwt136.00–136.008123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed326175.00/cwt175.00–175.0057116
HeifersMedium and Large 1436163.63/cwt155.00–166.0071335
HeifersMedium and Large 1368168.72/cwt168.00–169.0062119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2362199.78/cwt191.00–205.0072316
SteersMedium and Large 1963131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2625
SteersMedium and Large 1607159.76/cwt159.00–160.0097033
SteersMedium and Large 1694146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,01312
SteersMedium and Large 1283217.00/cwt217.00–217.006147
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy410151.00/cwt151.00–151.006193
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470186.60/cwt186.00–187.0087729
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400206.00/cwt206.00–206.0082410
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed273216.00/cwt216.00–216.0059010
SteersMedium and Large 1553177.00/cwt177.00–177.009793
SteersMedium and Large 1228212.00/cwt212.00–212.004832
SteersMedium and Large 1510174.00/cwt174.00–174.008877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525159.00/cwt159.00–159.008352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned363171.00/cwt171.00–171.006213
SteersMedium and Large 2378189.00/cwt189.00–189.007142
SteersMedium and Large 2443171.00/cwt171.00–171.007582
HeifersMedium and Large 1280178.51/cwt177.00–180.5050013
HeifersMedium and Large 1322181.00/cwt181.00–181.005839
HeifersMedium and Large 1231188.00/cwt188.00–188.004346
HeifersMedium and Large 1484153.09/cwt152.50–155.007418
BullsMedium and Large 1388165.00/cwt165.00–165.006403
BullsMedium and Large 1570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007413
CowsBoner 80-85%76560.00/cwt60.00–60.004591
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23875.17/cwt74.50–75.759312
CowsLean 85-90%81550.00/cwt50.00–50.004081
CowsLean 85-90%1,27570.25/cwt68.50–72.008962
CowsLean 85-90%1,06960.51/cwt55.00–65.506474
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27064.50/cwt64.50–64.508191
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11771.18/cwt69.00–73.007953
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed81644.78/cwt43.00–48.003655
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed87554.93/cwt53.00–60.004813
Bulls1,67577.50/cwt77.50–77.501,2981
Bulls1,58687.76/cwt83.00–94.501,39215
BullsReturn to Feed1,48067.98/cwt65.50–70.001,0062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2790850.00/cwt750.00–1,050.006,7155
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3600387.50/cwt350.00–425.002,3252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,027.22/cwt925.00–1,200.0011,4749
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,117745.83/cwt600.00–825.008,3316
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2700900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3725605.00/cwt575.00–635.004,3862
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3750725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,4381
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3710635.00/cwt600.00–725.004,5095
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,050.00/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0011,2882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,4001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 29001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900958.33/cwt825.00–1,075.008,6253
HeifersMedium and Large 1565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008762

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.